Dr. iur. Markus Summer, LL.M., MBA

Education:

• University of Innsbruck, 1991-1996, Mag. iur. 1996, Dr. iur. 1997
• King's College, London, 1999-2000, Post-graduate studies in European law
• University of Texas at Austin, Master of Laws (LL.M.) 2002
• Edinburgh Business School, Master of Business Administration (MBA), 2009-2011

Bar examination:

• Liechtenstein 2000
• Austria 2001
• New York 2002

Admitted to the bar:

• New York 2003
• Liechtenstein 2008

Trustee Examination:

• Additional examination for attorneys to obtain a trustee's license for special activity, Liechtenstein 2010

Notaries' examination:

• Liechtenstein 2020

Admitted as a notary public:

• Liechtenstein 2021

Practice:

• Judicial clerk at several courts 1997-1998
• Associate at a Liechtenstein law firm 1998-2005
• Associate at Marxer & Partner 2005-2007
• Partner since 2008
• Full member of the "Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners" (STEP) since 2009

Languages:

German, English, French

Publications:

Summer, Markus & Inetas, Hasan: "Chapter 23: Liechtenstein”. In: Riches, John [ed.]: The Private Wealth & Private Client Review, 9th edition, London: Law Business Research, 2020, pp. 261-275.

Summer, Markus: "Chapter: Liechtenstein" In: Richmond Law & Tax (ed.): Global Financial Services Regulators: Europe. Oxford: OUP, 2005.

Summer, Markus: "The information rights of beneficiaries of a Liechtenstein foundation – an overview of recent court rulings.” In: Trusts & Trustees – Private Foundations: A World Review. Saffron Walden: Gostick Hall Publications, 2006, pp. 37-40.

Summer, Markus: "The Taxation of Legal Entities Under the New Liechtenstein Tax Law". In: Global Business Magazine. London: GBM, August 2011, p. 26.

Summer, Markus: “Vertrauen ist gut, Kontrolle ist besser – die Auskunftsrechte von Begünstigten im liechtensteinischen Stiftungs- und Treuhandrecht". In: LJZ 2 (2005): 36-53.